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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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